ISSN:
1573-7357
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract Resistivity and magnetic susceptibility measurements of HgSe:Fe have been performed down to 30 mK and in the magnetic field range 50 mOe-3 kOe. Previously observed high conductivities of HgSe:Fe in the mixed valence region of Fe donors have been found to remain unchanged down to the lowest measured temperatures, indicating a minor influence of the resonant scattering and Kondo effect. This points to a weak k-d hybridization and substantiates classification of HgSe:Fe as an inhomogeneous mixed-valence system in which intersite Coulomb interactions impose spatial correlations in positions of charged centers. A resistive and inductive indication of superconductivity has been detected in some samples. The phenomenon is assigned to the presence of Hg-related superconducting inclusions and the associated proximity effect. This interpretation explains the field and temperature dependence of the resistivity and magnetic susceptibility, as well as being consistent with a sensitivity of the effect on deviations from stoichiometry and on annealing in Se vapor.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00683112
